Wallington County Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Sutton
Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7PH
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.0%
5.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,119
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
65 of 106 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
822
Total applications
4.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 106 | 65 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 190 | 71 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 252 | 25 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 274 | 9 | ● 3% |
| Total | 822 | 170 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 565 applications came from outside the council area (117 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jamie Bean
- Address
- Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7PH
- Phone
- 02086472235
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Wallington North · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136798
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
1,119 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 754 pupils
Attendance
96.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 77.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.95 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 46.95 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 77.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 99.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 55.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 180 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 150 | 66% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 150 | 79% | 98% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 150 | 81% | 99% | 99% | |
| Mathematics | 150 | 91% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 150 | 68% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 67% | 98% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 146 | 77% | 98% | 99% | |
| Economics | 90 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 87 | 75% | 98% | 99% | |
| Geography | 70 | 79% | 96% | 99% | |
| French | 58 | 62% | 93% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 78% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 161 | 32% | 70% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 82 | 15% | 65% | 83% | |
| Economics | 76 | 32% | 75% | 97% | |
| Physics | 65 | 15% | 60% | 78% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 50 | 32% | 68% | 92% | |
| Biology | 34 | 24% | 62% | 79% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 31 | 16% | 68% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 23% | 59% | 91% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 12% | 65% | 94% | |
| History | 16 | 31% | 75% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 36% | 91% | 91% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 50% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12950: Wallington County Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 28 |
| Offers | 8 |
| Success rate | 29% |
| Accepted offers | 8 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.